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10 TikTok Creators You Should Follow This Disability Pride Month
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Julia Landwehr
Julia Landwehr
Julia is a health editorial intern with Verywell Health.
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Published on July 12, 2021
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Angela Underwood
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on July 12, 2021
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During the month of July, many TikTok creators are using their platforms to celebrate Disability Pride Month—over 100 million videos so far have been tagged under #DisabilityPride. The hashtag uplifts posts created by a wide range of disabled people, sharing their lives online.
These celebrations honor the July 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
But nearly 31 years later, people with disabilities still face a number of barriers to equitable treatment, varying from physical hurdles to economic challenges. Misconceptions [...]